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Explore idyllic fishing villages, visit Italian castles, shop till you drop in Milan, journey through the Tuscan countryside and take a scenic stroll along the waterfront at Lake Como. Marvel at the dramatic coastlines of the Amalfi Coast and Sicily. See art in the Vatican Museums and Roman history unfold everywhere. Just some of the experiences you'll enjoy on your tour through Italy and Sicily.

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Exodus

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At Exodus, we love adventure travel and always have. Discovering countries, cultures, environments, cities, mountain ranges, deserts, coasts and jungles;...more

Italy Tours26

Budget:Affordable & Premium

Accommodation:Mixed

Collette

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At Collette, we consider everyone who travels with us to be our personal guest. Every moment matters to us because we know it matters to you. This may...more

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Budget:Premium

Accommodation:4 Star

Cosmos

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At Cosmos, we like to think of ourselves as experts in ‘thrillology’ – the art of bringing you an experience, time and time again. With over 50 years of...more

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Budget:Affordable

Accommodation:3 - 4 Star

Discover Must do experiences and highlights throughout Italy & Sicily

Visit the Vatican Museums

With fast tracked or out of hours entry to the Vatican Museum and St Peter's Basilica, a local guide shares the amazing and vast collections.

Soak up Tuscany in Montecatini Terme

Visit this historic spa town, a great base for exploring the highlights of Tuscany. Find modern and historic architecture style and soak in beautiful, healing spa pools.

Head Across to Capri

Take a ferry across the Bay of Naples to soak up the sophistication of the Island of Capri. Pass the dramatic coastline to find stylish hotels and boutique shopping.

Explore the Taormina Riviera

Find your seat in the ancient Greek Theatre and breathe in the dramatic views over the Taormina coastline and the live performances of Mount Etna. Set high on the cliff, colour and beauty is all around.

Take a Gondola Ride in Venice

Soak up the romance of Venice as you glide along the canals under ornate bridges and between the colourful homes and historic buildings. It might be a Venice cliché but it’s never passé.

Recent Reviews What our clients are saying about touring Italy & Sicily

November a good time for Italy Dawn, NSW, Australia, Nov 2024

November neither too hot nor too cold and lovely autumn colours and every day different: with no “maddening crowds”. Tour guide and driver excellent - November 2024. I had extra week in Rome and discovered the amazing Church of the Holy Stairs and Church of St Peter in Chains. Don’t miss visiting church where Michael Angelo, Galileo and others buried ...read more

True Indulgence Susan, NSW, Australia, Oct 2024

The Italian Indulgence tour was my 5th tour with Backroads and possibly the most outstanding. A perfect blend of rural countryside, beautiful lakes and historic cities. There were many highlights for me including staying in the beautiful villas in the Florentine and Langhe Hills, Truffle hunting with Mia the dog, spending time in the elegant Portofino ...read more

Splendours of Italy tour is amazing! Boris & Irina , NSW, Australia, Sep 2024

Excellent itinerary, which is perfectly designed to give good exposure to this beautiful country. Will definitely travel with CostSaver again. Highly recommended.

Enjoyable Tour of Apulia Michelle, NSW, Australia, Sep 2024

We had a group of 40, with most being Australian, with a few English and Americans. The region is covered in olive groves and vineyards, although we did drive through some pretty farming country on our way back to Naples. There were many lovely old town centres to explore, and I particularly loved seeing the Truli houses in Alberobello. Be prepared ...read more for quite a bit of walking on cobbled streets (often quite steep), in the old towns on this tour. On a couple of occasions we were given time for lunch and to explore on our own after our guided walking tour, but many felt these breaks were too long. Be warned that in Italy there are very few public toilets, and even if an actual tourist attraction has onsite toilets, they often don't work. When you do manage to find a public one, there's often a huge queue and you have to pay (anything from 50c -1.20 Euro). The recommendation from the tour guide was to sit down to eat or have coffee at a cafe, as they always have a free toilet.

Optional tour - "Apulian Delights" Farm Fresh Dinner & Pizzzica Show - I had expected that going to a farm we would be shown around the farm itself, but we were just given a short tour of the farm buildings and a brief history, followed by a dinner made from farm fresh ingredients, with about 3/4 hour of music & local dances - guests were encouraged to join in the dancing. Although I enjoyed the evening, I felt it was a bit pricey for what it was.

Optional tour - Caves of Matera with Altamura - took 2 hours to drive there, but the countryside was pretty on the way there. I enjoyed the walking tour of Matera to see the ancient cave houses, (we even saw a movie being made there), but felt that the walking tour of Altamura was a bit of a let down. I very much enjoyed the day, and felt this tour was worth the money.

The accommodation on the tour was fairly good, except for the location of the Holiday Inn in Naples - it's in the central business district, which isn't in a very pleasant area, with empty and derelict buildings surrounding it, and no food shops anywhere near. If you're a solo traveller I wouldn't recommend walking to the railway station on your own. Naples is very dirty, with garbage and graffiti absolutely everywhere, so except for using Naples as a base for visiting Pompeii, I personally wouldn't recommend spending much time there.

Cosmos no longer pay for portage, so you have to take your own suitcase to and from the bus each day, so I recommend you don't have a big or heavy one. Our coach driver was very good and I felt safe in his hands, as he maneuvered the huge bus through tiny streets and tight corners in the old towns. Our tour guide hasn't being doing it for very long, and to me it showed, (other tour members agreed with me). Unfortunately she wasn't as flexible as she should have been with passengers who requested a bathroom stop, or those who were struggling doing all the walking.

All in all an interesting and enjoyable tour, but not the best Cosmos tour I've been on. Thanks to Tracey for helping me organise the trip. I look forward to booking my next tour through Global Journeys again.

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12 February, 2024
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